Annelize du Toit

Speaking

Three talks, and what each one is for

Each of these has a specific job. If none of them is quite what your programme needs, say so in the enquiry and we will work out whether there is a version that does.

01

What the Gecko Knows

If it is not about the numbers any more, then what is it about?

Who it is for
Finance leaders, finance teams and the executives who work alongside them
The problem
Finance functions are still built for accuracy and control, then asked to behave like commercial partners. Nobody changes what the function is measured on, so the behaviour never changes either.
What the audience leaves with
A working definition of what a finance team is actually for, and the specific behaviours that move a function from reporting on the business to shaping it.

Talking points

  • The New Zealand gecko adapted to the cold by carrying its young internally rather than laying eggs. The environment changed, so the mechanism changed.
  • The finance function has been through the same shift, from stewarding assets and producing accurate numbers to being expected to deliver judgement
  • Two questions that change how a finance person shows up in a room: who is asking, and how can I serve you today
  • Curiosity is built through operational exposure, not through training courses
  • Influence comes from combining a rational case with a relationship, not from being right

Formats
Keynote, Conference session, Finance team offsite

Length
30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60 minutes with Q and A

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Keynote, Workshop

Length
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Keynote, Half-day workshop

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On the record

Where she has spoken

  • Reshaping Finance podcast, AICPA and CIMA

    Guest, on creativity and value in the finance function

  • One Stop Update for the Accountant, Auckland

    Speaker. The session was written up by the organiser, Brightstar

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